Is disgust more allied to prejudice or to conscience?… Read the rest
Welcome to our archive of news stories relevant to the project of fighting fashionable nonsense. The stories are drawn from the electronic pages of the world’s media. On this page, you’ll find links to those stories that have been featured on Butterflies and Wheels during the current year. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find links to separate archives of stories from previous years.
We’re always pleased to hear about news stories that you think should be featured on Butterflies and Wheels. Just send an email here, if you want to point one out to us.
A note about links
Inevitably links go out of date. We suggest, therefore, that you make hard-copies of the stories that particularly interest you.
Eagleton on Said as Humanist – of Some Sort 
May 3rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Said’s concern was justice, not identity.… Read the rest
Goodhart on Reactions to His Diversity Essay
May 3rd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Some of the responses seemed knee-jerk – as if he were attacking a religion.… Read the rest
Theism is Mandatory in US Government
May 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rep. McDermott rebuked for failing to mention deity in Congress.… Read the rest
Oh Look – the NY Times Has Lost its Mind!
May 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Read it and scream – a puff piece for a creationist ‘theme park.’… Read the rest
Eastern European Versions of the Holocaust
May 2nd, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Many kinds of barriers prevented Europe from understanding itself…… Read the rest
New Doubts About MMR Study Data
May 1st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Experts claim samples could have been contaminated and were incorrectly reported.… Read the rest
Determinism, Agency, Bats, Ghosts
May 1st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An anthology of thinking about thinking avoids headache-donation.… Read the rest
Sugar Lobby and Bush Admin Pressure WHO
May 1st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Sugar doesn’t make people fat and vegetables are bad for you. Got that?… Read the rest
Catch Up With Chris Mooney
May 1st, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
One good science story after another.… Read the rest
Look Out! Atheists!
Apr 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The absence of faith seems to be a major barrier between people in our society.’… Read the rest
Bush Does the Lysenko Thing
Apr 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Lysenko ought to be a warning, but perhaps Bush is no better at history than science.… Read the rest
John Maynard Smith
Apr 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The New York Times obituary.… Read the rest
Paul Gross Joins Panda’s Thumb
Apr 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Co-author of Higher Superstition and now Creationism’s Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design.… Read the rest
Sharia in Ontario
Apr 30th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Muslims would no longer have an excuse not to follow sharia…’… Read the rest
The Hindu on Darwinism and ID
Apr 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A larger issue in clash between science and religious obscurantism.… Read the rest
This Science is Nonsense
Apr 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Max Steuer of LSE on ‘pretend’ social science and the ‘post’ and ‘beyond’ style.… Read the rest
Stop Teaching Chemistry but Keep Media Studies?
Apr 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leading UK scientists protest university’s plans to close chemistry department.… Read the rest
Another Academic Jumps
Apr 29th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Erin O’Connor is also getting out.… Read the rest
New Sharia Laws in Nigerian State
Apr 28th, 2004 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thieves have had amputations and several women sentenced to death in Zamfara.… Read the rest
